2015 UFL Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
Dates | May 2 – August 28 |
Teams | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kaya F.C. (1st title) |
Runner-up | Ceres F.C. |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 54 |
Goals scored | 288 (5.33 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley (15 goals) |
The 2015 United Football League Cup is the sixth edition of the United Football League Cup which started on May 2 and ended on August 28, 2015. This edition was supposed to be held in 2014 but the kick off was moved to 2015 with the main objective to eventually align league schedules with ASEAN neighbors.[1] Loyola Meralco Sparks are the defending champions.[2] The 20 teams which participated at the tournament were distributed into four groups for the group stage. All group stage matches will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.[3] Kaya were crowned champions and qualified for a play-off spot at the 2016 AFC Cup.[4]
Group stage
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5]
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- If, after applying criteria 1 and 2, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 and 2 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 8 apply;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewest red cards
- Fewest yellow cards
- Team who belongs to the member association with the higher AFC ranking.
- Drawing of lots, coin toss or play-off match as determined by the Executive Committee
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ceres | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 12 |
Green Archers United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
Pasargad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
Philippine Army | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
Bright Star | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
Philippine Army | 4–1 | Bright Star |
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Brillantes File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Benitez File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 72' Bedua File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Adams File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Ceres | 4–0 | Pasargad |
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Panhay File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Steuble File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Lee Jeong Woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Jal. Soriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report |
Ceres | 2–1 | Philippine Army |
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Lee Jeong Woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Steuble File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report | Benitez File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Bright Star | 0–4 | Green Archers United |
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Report | Del Rio File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Pasilan File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Diamante File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Simpron File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Pasargad | 0–6 | Green Archers United |
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Report | Pasilan File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Caligdong File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Reynald Villareal File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Mendy File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 60' Chaffort File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Bright Star | 0–14 | Ceres |
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Report | Kama File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 17' Panhay File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 22' Gallardo File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 27' Steuble File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Burkey File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 90+1' Lee Jeong Woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 61', 63', 75' Angeles File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Pasargad | 2–1 | Bright Star |
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Ogochukwu File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen), 61' (pen) | Report | Yao File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Green Archers United | 3–0 (awarded) | Philippine Army |
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Philippine Army | 0–3 (awarded) | Pasargad |
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Report |
- Philippine Army withdrew from the UFL Cup. Their matches against Green Archers United and Pasargad were designated as 0–3 defeats and 3 points were awarded to Philippine Army's remaining two oppositions.
- Bright Star qualify as the result of Army's withdrawal, they also withdrew from the tournament without playing a single game at the round of 16 resulting UST to take its place.
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kaya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 |
Pachanga Diliman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 |
Agila MSA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 |
Team Socceroo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
Fleet Marine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
Team Socceroo | 2–1 | Fleet Marine |
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Cleopas File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 90+5' | Report | Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen) |
Kaya | 7–0 | Agila MSA |
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Beloya File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 42' Daniels File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 63' Jan. Soriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Barrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report |
Kaya | 5–0 | Team Socceroo |
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Clark File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Omura File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 90' Porteria File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report |
Fleet Marine | 0–5 | Pachanga Diliman |
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Report | Valmayor File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 42' Hajimahdi File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 79' Corina File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Agila MSA | 0–7 | Pachanga Diliman |
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Report | Hajimahdi File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 52', 63' Permanes File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Doustdarsefidmazgi File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Valmayor File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Silitonga File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Fleet Marine | 0–11 | Kaya |
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Report | Clark File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 47', 58', 65', 71', 90' Porteria File:Soccerball shade.svg 70', 90+2' Daniels File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 81', 88' |
Agila MSA | 5–0 | Fleet Marine |
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Clottey File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Bakare File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 55' Narca File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Kone File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Report |
Pachanga Diliman | 0–3 | Kaya |
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Report | Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Clark File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Barrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Team Socceroo | 3–4 | Agila MSA |
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Shadideh File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Rech File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 80' |
Report | Olayemi Bakare File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', 54' (pen) Clottey File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Loyola | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 10 |
Stallion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
JP Voltes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
Mendiola | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
UST | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 1 |
JP Voltes | 7–0 | UST |
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Kobayashi File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 21', 69', 89' Kamon File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 34', 67' |
Report |
Stallion | 4–1 | Mendiola |
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Mintah File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 15', 25' J. Borromeo File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Report | Tacagni File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Loyola | 1–1 | Stallion |
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P. Younghusband File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' | Report | Doctora File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
JP Voltes | 2–1 | Mendiola |
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Kobayashi File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Nakagaito File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Jim Flores File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Mendiola | 2–2 | UST |
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Dorimon File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Pedimonte File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' |
Report | Bronda File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Molino File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Loyola | 5–2 | JP Voltes |
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Minniecon File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 41' P. Younghusband File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 59', 83' |
Report | Kobayashi File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 74' |
Stallion | 4–0 | JP Voltes |
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Nana File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Mbata File:Soccerball shade.svg 59', 90+?' J. Borromeo File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
Report |
UST | 0–7 | Loyola |
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Report | Caygill File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Bustillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', 54' P. Younghusband File:Soccerball shade.svg 84', 88' Minniecon File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Beaton File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Global | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 |
Manila Jeepney | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 |
Forza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 |
Laos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 |
Manila Nomads | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 1 |
Laos | 7–1 | Manila Nomads |
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Franksson File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 44' Jafary File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 20' Camara File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 79' Elhabib File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report | William File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
Global | 4–1 | Forza |
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Mark Hartmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 76' Suzuki File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Minegishi File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
Report | J. Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Manila Nomads | 0–10 | Global |
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Report | El Habbib File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Mark Hartmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2', 60', 71', 72', 77', 90+2' Suzuki File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 81' Sato File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Global | 5–1 | Laos |
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Mark Hartmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 36', 41' (pen) Bahadoran File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' El Habbib File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Jafary File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 65' |
Manila Nomads | 0–7 | Manila Jeepney |
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Report | Kouassi File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 30' (pen) Giganto File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Alonso File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Amita File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Lord File:Soccerball shade.svg 88', 90' |
Forza | 2–2 | Manila Nomads |
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Zeipop File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Belgira File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Report | Custodio File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 62' |
- Global was disqualified from the UFL Cup for fielding Satoshi Ōtomo as a Filipino player and ruled the club has violated the UFL's five-foreigner-rule. Matches of Global were originally decided to be forfeited after complaints from Ceres La-Salle FC, Kaya FC, Stallion FC, and Pachanga Diliman FC but the decision was overturn after the Appeals Committee ruled that the complainants did not follow proper procedure for reversing match outcomes.[6] Last placers, Manila Nomads qualifies for the next round as a result.
Knock-out stage
The Knock-out stage is set to begin on August 13 and will end on August 28.[7][4][8]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
August 13 | ||||||||||||||
Kaya | 10 | |||||||||||||
August 21 | ||||||||||||||
Manila Nomads | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kaya | 8 | |||||||||||||
August 18 | ||||||||||||||
JP Voltes | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pasargad | 1 | |||||||||||||
August 25 | ||||||||||||||
JP Voltes | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kaya | 3 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
August 16 | ||||||||||||||
Stallion | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stallion | 8 | |||||||||||||
August 22 | ||||||||||||||
Team Socceroo | 0 | |||||||||||||
Stallion | 5 | |||||||||||||
August 16 | ||||||||||||||
Pachanga Diliman | 0 | |||||||||||||
Laos | 0 | |||||||||||||
August 28 | ||||||||||||||
Pachanga Diliman | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kaya | 2 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
August 15 | ||||||||||||||
Ceres | 2 | |||||||||||||
UST | 0 | |||||||||||||
August 21 | ||||||||||||||
Ceres | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ceres | 5 | |||||||||||||
August 18 | ||||||||||||||
Green Archers Utd. | 0 | |||||||||||||
Green Archers Utd. | 3 | |||||||||||||
August 25 | ||||||||||||||
Agila MSA | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ceres | 1 | |||||||||||||
August 15 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mendiola | 0 | |||||||||||||
August 22 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola | 5 | |||||||||||||
Loyola | 3 | |||||||||||||
August 13 | ||||||||||||||
Manila Jeepney | 0 | |||||||||||||
Manila Jeepney | 2 | |||||||||||||
Forza | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Manila Jeepney | 2-0 | Forza |
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Joshua Mullero File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Arnel Amita File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Kaya | 10-1 | Manila Nomads |
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Porteria File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 28', 51' Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 11', 42', 80' Barrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Borromeo File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Greatwich File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Federico Rabaya File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
UST | 0-7 | Ceres |
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Bienvenido Marañon File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 42' Lee Jeong Woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 59' Patrick Reichelt File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 72' Karl Bronda File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (o.g.) |
Mendiola | 0-5 | Loyola |
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Anthony Putrus-Schnell File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 36' Bradley Grayson File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Graham Caygill File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', 90' |
Stallion | 8-0 | Team Socceroo |
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Jordan Mintah File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 29', 75', 80' Ruben Doctora File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Ian Araneta File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Christian Nana File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Emmanuel Mbata File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
Laos | 0-2 | Pachanga Diliman |
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Hossein Doustdarsefidmazgi File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Davide Cortina File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Green Archers United | 3-0 (default) | Agila MSA |
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Pasargad | 1-2 | JP Voltes |
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Fidelis Nnabuife File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Report | Takashi Odawara File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Soichiro Tanaka File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Quarterfinals
Kaya | 8-0 | JP Voltes |
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Hanley File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 37', 42' Alfred Osei File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Daniels File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Janrick Soriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 69', 72' Greatwich File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Ceres | 5-0 | Green Archers Utd. |
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Lee Jeong Woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Patrick Reichelt File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 74' Manuel Ott File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Bienvenido Marañon File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Loyola | 3-0 | Manila Jeepney |
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Phil Younghusband File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Joaquín Cañas File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Anton del Rosario File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Stallion | 5-0 | Pachanga Diliman |
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Ruben Doctora File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Jordan Mintah File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 43', 56' Fitch Arboleda File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
Semifinals
Kaya | 3-3 (a.e.t.) | Stallion |
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Alfred Osei File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Porteria File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Barrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 102' |
Rota File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Shirmar Felongco File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Jordan Mintah File:Soccerball shade.svg 101' |
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Penalties | ||
Porteria soccer ball with check mark Borromeo soccer ball with check mark Daniels soccer ball with check mark Barrera soccer ball with check mark Louis Clark soccer ball with check mark |
5–4 | soccer ball with red X Araneta soccer ball with check mark Nathanael Alquiros soccer ball with check mark Bervic Italia soccer ball with check mark Basa soccer ball with check mark Doctora |
Ceres | 1-0 | Loyola |
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Orman Okunaiya File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Third place playoff
Final
Awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Golden Ball | Japan Masanari Omura | Kaya |
Golden Boot | Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley | Kaya |
Golden Glove | Philippines Louie Casas | Ceres |
Fair Play Award | Stallion |
Source: [9]
Statistics
Tournament team rankings
Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Kaya | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 20 | 1st |
2 | A | Ceres | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | +35 | 22 | 2nd |
3 | C | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 19 | 3rd |
4 | C | Stallion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 17 | 4th |
5 | D | Manila Jeepney | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
6 | B | Pachanga Diliman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | |
7 | A | Green Archers United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | |
8 | C | JP Voltes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 | |
9 | A | Pasargad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | Eliminated in the round of 16 |
10 | B | Agila MSA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 6 | |
11 | D | Forza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | |
12 | D | Laos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | |
13 | B | Team Socceroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 3 | |
14 | C | Mendiola | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | |
15 | C | UST | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 1 | |
16 | D | Manila Nomads | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 1 | |
17 | D | Global | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 | Eliminated in the group stage |
18 | A | Philippine Army | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
19 | A | Bright Star | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | |
20 | B | Fleet Marine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
References
- ↑ UFL Philippines (August 18, 2013). "New FA League Cup Marks Start of ASEAN-geared 2014-15 UFL Season". ufl.ph/. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ UFL Philippines (December 6, 2013). "Loyola Meralco Sparks Crowned 2013 UFL Cup Champions". ufl.ph/. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ↑ "UFL Cup - Complete match schedule for group matches". Filipino Football. United Football League Philippines. May 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UFL Cup Round of 16 - Schedule". Filipino Football. United Football League. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "UFL Cup News". Filipino Football. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Del Rosario, Paolo (August 7, 2015). "Global FC disqualified from UFL Cup, fined P250k". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Football Calendar". Football.com.ph. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ "UFL Round of 16". Filipino Football. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Kaya FC wins 2015 UFL Cup". The Manila Times. August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.